Mona Saudi’s Poetry in Stone exhibition is the sculptor’s first solo show in the region since the 1980s

Mona Saudi’s Poetry in Stone exhibition is the sculptor’s first in the region since the 1980s. She is probably the most well-known sculptor in the Arab world, but even so, Mona Saudi has not had a solo exhibition in the Gulf region since the 1980s when she showed her work in Kuwait.

Since then, the Jordanian artist’s beautiful stone pieces have been acquired by some of the world’s most prestigious institutes, including The British Museum and L’Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris.

Now, as a dramatic finale to a strong season of exhibitions, Lawrie Shabibi Gallery in Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue is hosting Poetry in Stone, a solo show of Saudi’s work that features many never-before-displayed pieces.

Saudi’s work, a magnificent exploration of form, is instantly recognisable.

“I have been practising sculpture for 50 years, so over that time I have found my vocabulary. For me, sculpture is a kind of research in form and now a viewer can recognise the elements I use,” she says.

Her work is largely geometric, with just a hint at the inspiration behind it.

Original article by Anna Seaman

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Mona Saudi’s Poetry in Stone exhibition is the sculptor’s first solo show in the region since the 1980s